Marilyn Foehrenbach Illustration

An art teacher of mine once told me "It is ordinary to see beauty in the extoardinary, but it is extroardinary to see beauty in the ordinary." I think she's on to something. Im an art student studying Illustration in Philadelphia. I would love to...

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Third iteration of this concept of a weird wisteria-jellyfish, play on the word "bloom"....Because I'm better at articulating my ideas than I was 2 years ago #illustration #art #botanicalillustration #scientificillustration #watercolor #digitalpainting #jellyfish #bloom #wisteria #botanical #flower #idontthinkyourereadyforthisjelly

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Stylophorum Diphyllum (wood poppy) #botanical #botanicalillustration #illustration #art #spring #watercolor #digital #digitalpainting

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Fritillaria Meleagris, the Snake's Head Fritillary Working on a small series for the Garden at Mill Fluers, which will be hosting and Art in the Garden event this Saturday. The series highlights some of the garden's spring ephemerals. #botanical #botanicalillustration #illustration #art #floral #fritillary #fritillariameleagris #watercolor #digital

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Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's Breeches #botanicalillustration #illustration #art #watercolour #dicentra #spring #digital

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Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's grandma's and moms-to-be out there! ❤️ #mothersday #mom #love #illustration #flowers #spring #botanicalillustration #poppies #lavender

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Shark 2 #illustration #art #shark #sharks #scientificillustration #ocean #marinebiology #sharktooth #jaw #poppies #bouquet

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[Jaws theme] And speaking of sharks, go vote today, PA/MD/CT/DE/RI #illustration #art #shark #sharks #scientific illustration #ocean #marinebiology

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If you like it, then you shoulda- 💍💍💍 Corny greeting card part 2 #engagement edition #illustration #art #Saturn #beyonce #greetingcards #card #planet #engaged

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Breaking out the dad jokes for a series of punny greeting cards in time for @gowestcraftfest #illustration #greetingcards #card #fish #goldfish #staygold #staygoldponyboy #theoutsiders #puns #dadjokes #gowestcraftfest

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This Friday catch me vending at @mainlineartcenter for the annual Art Market. I'll be selling archival art prints, cards, and illustrated jewelry. Stop by for drinks, snacks, and art! #mainline #art #artfair #illustration #handmade #greetingcards #gifts #friday #philly #philadelphia #uwishunu (at Main Line Art Center)

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Sacred Lotus version 2 This version will go in the #Botanica exhibition at #LightGreyArtLab opening April 15th. This piece focuses on the spiritual significance of the lotus flower to Buddhism. The lotus grows out of muddy waters, and therefore acts as a symbol of purity and enlightenment. #illustration #art #lotus #watercolor #digital #drawing #buddha #buddhism #meditation #enlightenment #sacredlotus #zen #botanicalillustration

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Lotus version 1 📿 #lotus #illustration #botanical #botanicalillustration #flowers #plants #sacredlotus #buddhism #buddha #drawing #watercolor #digital

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Sketching things out for the upcoming #Botanica exhibition at #lightgreyartlab. I'm super stoked to be invited to take part in this show and exhibit alongside some of my favorite illustrators 🌿🌻🌸 #illustration #art #minneapolis #minnesota #lightgrey #drawing #botanical #botanicalillustration #lotus #sacredlotus #buddha

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🌀🌿 #fern #illustration #botanicalillustration #botanical #art #instaart #plants #drawing #digitalart #phillyart #maidenhair #maidenhairfern

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Remembering Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird cover illustration by Marilyn Foehrenbach

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Passion

This piece, inspired by the work of John James Audubon, parodies the idea of “passion” in human emotion. Each bird represents an aspect of passion: Passionate love/affection, anger/jealousy, and sadness/fear. The three birds, or three passions, are tangled in the vine of the Passiflora plant, or passion flower, one of which is stealing a bite of the passion fruit. The birds are demonstrating postures of aggression as well as the courtship flight rituals of the Northern Mockingbird. 

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Once thought to be extinct the dawn redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides)was found growing in a remote area in southwest China in 1947. The tree pictured here was one of the first planted in North America in the early 1950s. Illustration by Marilyn Foehrenbach, Instagram:@mf_illustration